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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Where to See the World’s Most Famous Preserved Body Parts

www.atlasobscura.com

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Where to See the World’s Most Famous Preserved Body Parts

www.atlasobscura.com

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day ago
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  • Jabb3rw0ckyInTheMainfram3@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I have seen many of these. Florence is full of corpses.

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    Reminds me of The Mütter Museum

    https://muttermuseum.org/

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    Holy shit…

    Many moons ago, miner and rumrunner Louie Linken had his frostbitten toe amputated and preserved in a jar of alcohol … for posterity. Decades later, it was discovered by a local Yukon captain, who brought it to a saloon as a surprise garnish. The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, and since then, a whole foot’s worth of toes have been donated to the bar. For those who dream of joining the Sourtoe Cocktail Club, there’s only one rule: “You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but the lips have gotta touch the toe.”

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      Ay, been to that bar. Was too young to try that but iirc they also had a BLT with a literal pound of bacon on it, so I was chilling. Not sure if I could ever take that challenge, but i would at least consider it in the moment

    • micgerne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      and then there’s William Buckland who is purported to have accidentally eaten part of Louis XIV’s heart.

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        That’s story cant be true. Royalty don’t have hearts.

        • M137@lemmy.today
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          “That’s story cant be true”

          And you don’t have a brain it seems.

          • Guy Dudeman@lemmy.world
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            …whoosh, I guess?

    • Herbal Gamer@sh.itjust.works
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      The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed,

      you don’t want to know this but the first toe got swallowed

      • Guy Dudeman@lemmy.world
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        That makes the story even better!! Holy crap.

  • brem@lemmy.world
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    Rasputin’s dong floating in a jar

    “It belongs in a museum!”

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    They forgot Jeremy Bentham’s body.

  • night_petal@lemmy.zip
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    Atlas Obscura is easily my favorite web site.

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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      It is fun. My GF and I check out the app anytime we’re traveling.

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    Not sure since i didnt open the article. But theres a museum here in philly thats pretty cool that has plenty of body parts skulls and dead babies to gawk at.

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